The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri as seventh-year members of the Southeastern Conference.

5 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost to the Georgia Bulldogs in the second round.

On March 26, 2018, Michael Porter Jr. announced he would declare for the 2018 NBA draft and would forgo his final years of eligibility by signing with an agent.

[1][2] On April 5, his younger brother Jontay Porter also declared for the NBA draft, but did not sign with an agent.

Shortly before the deadline to withdraw from the draft, the younger Porter did so and will return for his sophomore year.